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CH353 Exercise Problem 4 Batch II

The document outlines a laboratory experiment focused on reactor modules and simulation applications in chemical engineering. It includes specific tasks such as simulating reactions involving ethanol and acetic acid, calculating standard heat of reaction, and modeling a CSTR reactor for ethyl acetate production under various conditions. The document emphasizes the use of Arrhenius kinetics and thermodynamic property methods for accurate simulation results.

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CH353 Exercise Problem 4 Batch II

The document outlines a laboratory experiment focused on reactor modules and simulation applications in chemical engineering. It includes specific tasks such as simulating reactions involving ethanol and acetic acid, calculating standard heat of reaction, and modeling a CSTR reactor for ethyl acetate production under various conditions. The document emphasizes the use of Arrhenius kinetics and thermodynamic property methods for accurate simulation results.

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CH353 Design and Simulation Lab

Experiment #4 (Batch II)

Aim: To understand reactor modules and simulation applications to different


Chemical Engineering Problems
1. Using the conditions listed below and in the figure to prepare your simulation:
the reactor conditions are 70°C and 1 atm. The reaction taking place is:
Ethanol + Acetic Acid ↔ Ethyl Acetate + Water
Which has a first order with respect to each of the reactants in the reaction (second
order overall). The reaction rate is expressed with an Arrhenius type relation: k =
ko∙e-E/RT with a forward Reaction pre-exponential factor of 1.9 x 108, and activation
energy of 5.95 x 107 J/kmol. The reverse reaction has a pre-exponential factor of
5.0 x 107 and an activation energy of 5.95 x 107 J/kmol. The reactions occur in the
liquid phase, and the composition basis is Molarity. (Hint: Check that each reactor
is considering both Vapor and Liquid as Valid phases.) Set up a simulation as
shown in the flowsheet below.

2. Calculate the standard heat of reaction for CO + 2H2O → CH3OH


3. Calculate the adiabatic reaction temperature for the reaction CO + 2H2O →
CH3OH under the following conditions. The feed consists of CO and H2 in the
stoichiometric ratio.
4. Ethyl acetate is produced in an esterification reaction between acetic acid and
ethyl alcohol.
Acetic acid + Ethyl Alcohol ↔ Ethyl Acetate + water
The feed mixture, consisting of 52.5 mole% Acetic acid, 45 mole% Ethyl alcohol,
and 2.5 mole% water, enters the RCSTR model with a flow rate of 400 kmol/h at
75°C and 1.1 atm. the reactor operates at 70°C and 1 atm. both reaction is first
order with respect to each reactant (i.e., overall 2nd order). For these liquid-phase
reactions, the kinetic data for Arrhenius law are given below.
Forward reaction: Backward reaction:
K=2E8 m3/kmol.sec K=5E7 m3/kmol
E=6E7 J/kmol E=6E7 J/kmol
5. In the stoichiometric reactor models, the fractional conversion, X of Key reactant
A XA = (nA0 – nA)/nA0, and the extent of reaction A, vAξ = moles A reacted are
specified. Then, using these stoichiometric equations, the models determine the
flow rates of all the species leaving the reactor. Use Peng Robinson
thermodynamic property method.

Reaction: C6H6 + Cl2 → C6H5Cl + HCl

6. Consider the ethyl acetate process. Ethanol reacts with acetic acid in the liquid
phase to form ethyl acetate and water through the reaction:
CH3COOH + CH3CH2OH → CH3COOC2H5 + H2O
Model a CSTR reactor if the temperature in the reactor is 50 °C, and pressure is 101
kPa. Both ethanol and acetic acid streams each have a molar flow of 50 kmol/h,
temperature of 20 °C, and pressure of 110 kPa. The volume of the reactor is 3 m3.
Use NRTL-HOC property method. Calculate
a. The composition of the product stream if the rate of the reaction is given by
𝐶𝑅 𝐶𝑆
𝑟 = 𝑘 (𝐶𝐴 𝐶𝐵 − )
𝐾𝑒
Where, k = 1.206 × 106e−E∕RT; E = 54,240 kJ/kmol and Ke = 4.5 is the equilibrium
constant based on molarity.
b. The dependence of ethanol conversion on the reactor volume in the reactor
volume range from 0.5 to 6 m3.

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